symfony2 how to upload file without doctrine?

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Is it possible to upload files in symfony2 WITHOUT using doctrine? With doctrine, its example is given here: http://symfony.com/doc/2.2/cookbook/doctrine/file_uploads.html

Is there a simple way to upload files, like in core PHP we have move_uploaded_file() function with which we can move the uploaded to file after the form is submitted.

For now when I submit the form in symfony this is what I get in 'files' section of request array (Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request)

 [files] => Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\FileBag Object
        (
            [parameters:protected] => Array
                (
                    [upload_cover] => Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile Object
                        (
                            [test:Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile:private] => 
                            [originalName:Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile:private] => secret_of_success.png
                            [mimeType:Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile:private] => image/png
                            [size:Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile:private] => 157958
                            [error:Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile:private] => 0
                            [pathName:SplFileInfo:private] => C:\xampp\tmp\php3636.tmp
                            [fileName:SplFileInfo:private] => php3636.tmp
                        )

                )

        )

devsheeep · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-13T17:49:59.840

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After submitting the form, move the file to your desired directory and you will get a File object in return.

foreach($request->files as $uploadedFile) {
    $name = //...
    $file = $uploadedFile->move($directory, $name);
}

Take a look at the API-Manual for the full featured documentation of this class.

edited Sep 13 '13 at 17:49

answered Jun 10 '13 at 08:27

devsheeep

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thanks for the reply, how can I create objecct $uploadfile, like this $uploadfile= new \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile(); – Rahul Jun 10 '13 at 09:37
After submitting the form they will already be around in `$request->files;`. So you can loop through this array and move every file you sent in the first place. – devsheeep Jun 10 '13 at 09:38
If I use above for loop, it seems to uploads temp file only, I selected a png for uploading in upload dir I see temp file uploaded not the png image temp file has name php483.tmp. Am I missing something here? – Rahul Jun 10 '13 at 10:03
ok got it, I guess I have to specify new file name as well along with the $direectory $file = $uploadedFile->move($directory,'test.png'); – Rahul Jun 10 '13 at 10:07
Is this answer implying that each file has to have the same "$name"? Here are the methods that can be used to get the filename etc. http://api.symfony.com/2.0/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/File/UploadedFile.html – Donovan Sep 12 '13 at 17:29
@Donovan no, answer is not implying to have the same name, we can have the different names for each uploaded file. – Rahul Oct 29 '14 at 06:03

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